M6.7 earthquake near Māhān, Kerman

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 73 km SE of Kerman, Iran on 11 Jun 1981, 07:24 UTC at a depth of 33 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Māhān, about 44 km away in Kerman, Iran.